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Round the World Flight Set for Monday

Posted by Zonk on from the where-he-stops-nobody-knows dept.

An anonymous reader writes "LiveScience is now reporting that Burt Rutan's GlobalFlyer is set for Monday takeoff. The plane, piloted by Steve Fossett, has been grounded since January by weather. The mission: the first solo, nonstop circumnavigation of the globe via jet powered craft without refueling." Commentary also available from the BBC.

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  1. Good Luck! by Kid+Zero · · Score: 5, Funny

    I hope what goes around comes around. :)

  2. Salina, Kansas by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    That's awesome. I'm from Salina, KS and nothing ever happens here. It's about time something cool happened.

  3. Frequent Flyer Miles by Bender0x7D1 · · Score: 5, Funny

    Hopefully he gets some frequent flyer miles for this trip. It would be great if he could go back to the places he flew over and actually visit them.

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  4. So, it doesn't count if you do it on foot? by benhocking · · Score: 2, Funny

    It seems this lady is going to be upset when she learns that! Of course, she might also get upset when she realizes how hard it is to hold your breath when trying to cross the Atlantic or Pacific Oceans on foot. :P

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  5. Re:Why is this cool? by flyingsquid · · Score: 4, Funny
    Why is it cool when a rich guy PURCHASES technology and uses it?

    Hel-LO, but isn't that exactly what Batman does? And Batman's cool!

  6. Snacks and coffee by Burning+Plastic · · Score: 2, Funny

    Chocolate covered coffee beans and a dash mounted espresso machine...

    I wonder if his cockpit will look like my car after a long drive - empty cups and wrappers strewn on the floor with a pile of loose CDs on the passenger seat (he'll have to use the floor or the dash)...

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  7. Re:Blue skies by Gunnery+Sgt.+Hartman · · Score: 2, Funny

    They're taking off from Kansas State University-Salina, which is almost dead center Kansas. It seems that every week they cancel the thing because of bad weather. It's friggin' Kansas in February, of course it's going to be bad weather!! But on the other hand, they cancel it a day or so in advance when they could just wait five minutes for the weather to change.....

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